Briefs: UNH men’s soccer upsets Vermont

Thursday

Nov 8, 2012 at 3:15 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Paul Bianchi tallied his first goal of the season in the 57th minute of the America East Semifinals to lift the University of New Hampshire men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win at No. 1 Vermont.

The win brings the Wildcats to 7-7-5 on the year while Vermont bows out with an 8-5-5 record. UNH will travel to the winner of Stony Brook vs. UMBC to play for the title on Saturday at 7 p.m.

In the first half, the Wildcats held a slight advantage on offense when they tallied five shots to Vermont’s four. Aaron Smith tallied the lone shot-on-goal for the Wildcats in the first half while Travis Worra made a pair of saves in the half to preserve the 0-0 score.

At exactly 56:00 in the second half, Bianchi found the ball as it was misplayed by Vermont keeper Conor Leland and ripped a low shot past the keeper and into the net for the 1-0 advantage. The Wildcats contained the Catamount attack through the remainder of the stanza with solid defense and goaltending. In the 84th minute, Jonny Bonner bent a free kick on net for Vermont that was denied by an extended Worra. At the end of the second half, the Wildcats clinched a spot in the America East Conference Finals.

Worra tallied his seventh shutout of the season after making six saves in the effort. Leland allowed just one goal on the four shots he faced in net for Vermont for the decision. Vermont outshot UNH by a margin of 11-8 in the contest.

Berwick golf wins EIL title

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy golf team with a win in the EIL tournament, hosted by Portsmouth (R.I.) Abbey.

Winning the tournament was Max Linemayr, followed by Jon Malloy, Cam Clair and Lukas Linemayr, Brennan Santaniello and Alex Grammenos. As a team, Berwick shot plus-41 to beat Pingree by nine strokes. The tournament was ended after nine holes due to deteriorating weather conditions.

Berwick boys soccer wins

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy boys soccer team was a 3-1 winner over Concord Academy on Wednesday.

Stephen Sherbahn scored twice for Berwick (10-6-2) with an assist and Dexter Doucette also scored. Jesse Morse also recorded an assist and goalkeeper Erik Wisniewski made four saves.

Berwick hosts Bancroft on Saturday for a chance at a NEPSAC tournament bid.